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Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity Firm to Acquire Total Safety’s MRO Distribution Business
The deal includes 13 distribution centers and a network of customers stores and vending sites.
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Supply Chain
High-Tech Hub
How Supply Technologies optimizes hub-and-spoke efficiencies amid double-digit growth.
June 8, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Airline Hydraulics Acquires Maine Controls Distributor
The company said the deal would nearly double its footprint in New England.
June 5, 2026
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Sales
Fastenal Daily Sales Climb Nearly 15% in May
The company posted more than $750 million in monthly net sales.
June 4, 2026
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Mergers & Acquisitions
Graybar Completes American Electric Supply Deal
The California company is now “a wholly owned subsidiary” of Graybar.
June 4, 2026
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Operations
Sheltered in Place
ID’s 79th annual Survey of Distributor Operations finds a steady — and even optimistic — industry.
June 3, 2026
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ETAS Group's office, Hialeah, Fla.
Florida Distributor ETAS Group Joins IBC
June 3, 2026
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Granite Group Acquires Maine, New York Distributors
June 2, 2026
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Manufacturing PMI Climbs to 54%
June 2, 2026
Packer Fastener distribution center, Lebanon, Ind.
Packer Fastener Adds Indiana Distribution Hub
June 1, 2026
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United Flow Technologies Acquires Montana Company
June 1, 2026
Crescent Tools Screw Biter Impact Extraction Screwdriver
Apex Tool Names Stihl CEO as New Chief Exec
June 1, 2026
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Distribution M&A Activity ‘Stable’ in the U.S., Declining Worldwide
May 29, 2026
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Fastener Manufacturer MW Components Sold in $950M Deal
May 29, 2026
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The Negative Space of Sales Success
May 29, 2026
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IBC Adds Ammex Corp.
May 29, 2026
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Weaving a Tapestry of Talent
May 28, 2026
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TestEquity Names New President, Sales Chief
May 28, 2026
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June 3, 2026
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Economy
Automation Fuels Strong Start to 2026 Metalworking Machinery Orders
April orders were up by nearly a third year-over-year.
June 8, 2026
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Feb. 26, 2026.
Technology & Software
Anthropic Urges Coordination to Allow for AI 'Pause' If Risks Grow
The company said the technology is improving so quickly there's a risk humans would lose control.
June 8, 2026
Workers assemble robot at the LY iTech Beijing Super Factory for Embodied Artificial Intelligence during a media tour in the Beijing E-Town on the outskirts of Beijing on May 29, 2026.
Technology & Software
Experts Say Demand for Humanoids Lags Capacity to Build Them
Morgan Stanley estimates the market is worth $5 trillion.
June 8, 2026
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New Products
Industrial Airflow Systems
Solutions combine HVLS fans, directional units, exhaust systems and intelligent controls.
June 8, 2026
A customer prepares to pump fuel at a Sam's Club, Madison, Miss., May 24, 2022.
Economy
From Unfilled Tanks to Fewer Frills, Retailers See Consumers Rethinking Spending
Analysts expect to see a wider retrenchment once generous income tax refunds are gone.
June 8, 2026
A job seeker waits to talk to a recruiter at a job fair, Aug. 28, 2025, Sunrise, Fla.
Economy
The U.S. Job Market Is Strong, but Many Are Frustrated by Prospects, Rising Prices
Employers added 172,000 jobs in May — roughly double what forecasters had expected.
June 8, 2026
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Supply Chain
How Agentic AI is Tackling Supply Chain Disruption
Unforeseen chokepoints around the world on land, sea and air are having escalating impacts.
June 5, 2026
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Operations
Charbone Shortens Name to Reflect a Broader ‘Industrial Gases Platform’
Company officials said it has evolved beyond its roots in hydrogen.
June 5, 2026
Elon Musk departs after a welcome ceremony with President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People, May 14, 2026, Beijing.
Technology & Software
AI Companies Barrel Toward Huge Wall Street Debuts
But amid the billions — even trillions — at stake, worries about an AI bubble are looming.
June 5, 2026
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Supply Chain
Trump Administration Seeks New Path Forward With Tariffs
They’ve turned to an authority that has withstood legal challenges in the past.
June 5, 2026
Men walk on the shoreline as people wade in the water in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, June 1, 2026.
Economy
Continued Disruption of Mideast Energy Supplies Poised to Slam Global Economy
The consequences of sharply higher energy prices and inflation would be felt around the world.
June 4, 2026
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Operations
Sales Optimism Returns to Distribution
Part 2 of ID’s 79th annual Survey of Distributor Operations.
June 4, 2026
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Tooling Manufacturer Plans $800M Montana Factory
The company expects the project to eventually create over 2,000 jobs.
June 4, 2026
President Donald Trump and Kevin Warsh arrive at Warsh's swearing-in ceremony as Fed chair, May 22, 2026.
Technology & Software
Executive Order Moves Toward Vetting Top AI Models for National Security Risks
The directive was characterized as a voluntary collaboration with participating “frontier labs.”
June 4, 2026